Michelin Wins Overall, GTS and GT Categories in ALMS Finale in
Australia - For the ninth time in the 2000 American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
season, Michelin-shod cars won the overall, GTS and GT categories. This
time,
Allan McNish, Rinaldo Capello
...

Adelaide, December 30, 2000 -
Olivier Beretta
secured pole position in
qualifying for the 12th and final round of the American Le Mans Series on
the former Grand Prix circuit in Adelaide, Australia today (Saturday).
The Monegasque, who has all...

The Audi "crocodile" car put the bite on the oppostion to take the inaugural
American Le Mans Series Adelaide event in front of 80,000 racefans.
Allan McNish
fought off a back injury to take the win with pole sitter
Dindo Capello
. McNish ...

Newly crowned series champion, Allan McNish, has fought off
yesterday's back injury to continue to lead Adelaide's Race of a Thousand
Years.
Australian stand-in driver Brad Jones has yet to drive the ...

ADELAIDE, Australia -- Allan McNish overcame a sore back and cruised
to the American Le Mans Series driving championship Sunday as he and
teammate Rinaldo Capello scored a dominating victory in the Race of a
Thousand Years on the Adelaide street...

The streets of Adelaide were renowned for being tough on cars during the
Formula One era, but the DAMS Cadillac team hadn't thought it would be this
tough.
With the "crocodile Audi" continuing to lead after three hours, both
France-based...

Despite missing yesterday's action with a back injury, Scotland's Allan
McNish has made a stunning start to the Race of a Thousand Years, taking
the lead and earning enough points to be declared as series champion.
McNish only had to complete 25...

Adelaide, Australia - Crocodile hunters get ready: in tomorrow's season
finale of the American Le Mans Series at Adelaide the Audi R8 will again
start from pole position. During the 30 minutes of qualifying on the
Adelaide street circuit, ...

Adelaide, Australia - Audi driver
Allan McNish
has been forced to put his
championship celebrations on ice after sustaining a back injury that could
ultimately deprive the "Flying Scotsman" of the American Le Mans Series title.
The Audi ace...

By Paul Tippins - Motorsport.com
A stunning performance in final Practice this afternoon saw
Australian
Brad Jones
tear around Adelaide's streets to set the seventh fastest time of
the session after only a handful of laps and setting eyes on...

ADELAIDE, Australia (December 30, 2000) --
Allan McNish's
car is on the
pole for Sunday's American Le Mans Series season finale, but the driver
who has dominated the sports car endurance racing series this season
may not see any action in the...

By Paul Tippens - Motorsport.com
10.30am Adelaide time
Audi driver
Alan McNish
has gone into hospital with an apparent back
injury. Australian Brad Jones of Super Touring fame has been called in to
stand by if Alan can not take the ...

ADELAIDE, Australia (Dec. 28) -- After more than a year of buildup, the
"Race of a Thousand Years" on the famed Adelaide street circuit has
arrived, and cars from the American Le Mans Series will begin practice
runs on Friday.
A crowd of more...

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INDIANAPOLIS (December 23, 2000) -- All across the United States,
fans of motorsports are enduring the annual drought of live racing
competition that is brought on by the onset of the winter ...

INDIANAPOLIS (December 21, 2000) -- The close racing competition between
the top two Prototype teams in the American Le Mans Series has led to
some humorous games of one-upsmanship as the series heads to Australia
for the Race of a Thousand Years...

Allan McNish, Olivier Beretta
and
Sascha Maassen
all hope to secure their
American Le Mans Series driver championships at Adelaide on New Year's Eve.
The first two should be a formality, to maintain a status quo over their
co-drivers, but...

FORT WORTH-DALLAS (December 20, 2000) - Texas Motor Speedway races into
the new year by placing tickets on sale for the first race of the 2001
season at The Great American Speedway. All seats for the Grand Prix of
Texas (March 3-4), featuring...

**
Dodge Viper Team ORECA,
which has been the dominant force in the GTS
class of the American Le Mans Series for the better part of 1999 and
2000, will have several extra incentives to win the Race of a Thousand
Years at Adelaide, Australia, on...

WIth many of the race crews set to enjoy a warm Christmas day, the
mechanics, engineers and team members will enjoy a Christmas Lunch at the
Palais at Semaphore. Members from all race teams will be in attendance and
a surprise "Santa Claus" also...

INDIANAPOLIS (December 18, 2000) -- Eighteen-year-old Michael Mallock,
the reigning British Supersports champion, will be the youngest driver
in the field as he makes his American Le Mans Series debut in the 2000
season finale at Adelaide, ...

Panoz Motor Sport has launched a spectacular local assault on Adelaide's
Race of a Thousand Years with lead driver
David Brabham
joining forces with
Jason Bright
and
Greg Murphy
on New Year's Eve.
Brabham had been scheduled to drive the new...

Brussels, December 16, 2000 - The final round of the 2000 American Le Mans
Series will take place on December 31, with a six-hour sportscar endurance
event in Adelaide, Australia. The race will start at 4 p.m. and finish at 10
p.m., giving teams...

Nic Jonsson
may have the longest journey to the Race of a Thousand Years in
Adelaide, Australia. He will travel 13,800 miles from his childhood home in
Bankyerd, Sweden, to drive in the American Le Mans Series season finale on
New Year's Eve.

** American Le Mans Series standouts
Allan McNish
and
Olivier Beretta
have been named to the "All-America Auto Racing Team," as selected in
ballotting by the membership of the American Auto Racing Writers and
Broadcasters Association.
McNish,...

Auburn Hills, Mich. -- At the final of the American Le Mans Series
(ALMS) in Adelaide, Australia, on Dec. 31, some motorsport fans may
not believe their eyes: In the land of "Crocodile Dundee," Audi
drivers Allan McNish and ...

ADELAIDE, Australia (Dec. 13, 2000) -- A three-car
contingent from BMW Team PTG is off to Australia for the Dec. 31
Race of a Thousand Years, the final event in the 2000 American
Le Mans Series. The 1000-kilometer / six-hour race will...

Tom Kristensen, the Dane with two Le Mans and two Sebring victories to
his credit, has effectively replaced Allan McNish in Audi Sport Team
Joest's lineup. McNish will concentrate on his Toyota Formula One test
contract, although he hopes to...

[The Race of a Thousand Years at Adelaide, South Australia on New Year's Eve
will be a homecoming for Prototype driver David Brabham. The versatile racer
grew up and started his racing career in Australia before moving abroad to
reach Formula One....